2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 5
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Rickey R. Hendon (D) won with 86.0% of the vote, defeating Jason Allen Braswell (R) by 71.9 points.
Rickey R. HendonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.0%69,229
Jason Allen BraswellRepublican
14.0%11,297
80,526 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET